A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.3. An incorrect permission check for -modulepath and -logfile options when starting Xorg. X server allows unprivileged users with the ability to log in to the system via physical console to escalate their privileges and run arbitrary code under root privileges.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.6
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-xorg-server | Oct 31, 2018 | Oct 25, 2018 | |
| Arch Linux | View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗ | arch-linux-upgrade-latest | Jul 11, 2025 | Oct 25, 2018 |
| Centos_linux | — | centos-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-commoncentos-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-debuginfocentos-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-develcentos-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-sourcecentos-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xdmxcentos-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xephyrcentos-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xnestcentos-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xorgcentos-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xvfbcentos-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xwayland | Dec 15, 2018 | Oct 25, 2018 |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-xorg-server | Oct 27, 2018 | Oct 25, 2018 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-base-xorg-server | Oct 31, 2018 | Oct 25, 2018 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-commonhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xephyrhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xorg | Dec 4, 2019 | Oct 25, 2018 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-commonhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xephyrhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xorg | Dec 18, 2019 | Oct 25, 2018 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-commonhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xephyrhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xorghuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xvfb | Dec 11, 2019 | Oct 25, 2018 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-commonhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xephyrhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xorghuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xvfbhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xwayland | Nov 19, 2019 | Oct 25, 2018 | |
| Ibm Aix | ibm-aix-xorg_advisory3 | Dec 12, 2018 | Oct 25, 2018 | |
| Oracle Solaris | oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-x11-modeline-utilities-1-19-5-11-4-3-0-1-5-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-x11-server-xdmx-1-19-5-11-4-3-0-1-5-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-x11-server-xephyr-1-19-5-11-4-3-0-1-5-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-x11-server-xorg-1-19-5-11-4-3-0-1-5-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-x11-server-xorg-driver-xorg-video-11-4-11-4-3-0-1-5-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-x11-server-xserver-common-1-19-5-11-4-3-0-1-5-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-x11-server-xvfb-1-19-5-11-4-3-0-1-5-0 | Nov 19, 2018 | Oct 25, 2018 | |
| Oracle_linux | — | oracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-commonoracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-develoracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-sourceoracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xdmxoracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xephyroracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xnestoracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xorgoracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xvfboracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xwayland | Nov 8, 2018 | Oct 25, 2018 |
| Redhat_linux | — | redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-commonredhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-debuginforedhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-develredhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-sourceredhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xdmxredhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xephyrredhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xnestredhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xorgredhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xvfbredhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xwayland | Oct 31, 2018 | Oct 25, 2018 |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-xorg-x11-serversuse-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-extrasuse-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-sdksuse-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-sourcesuse-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-waylandsuse-upgrade-xorg-x11-xvnc | Oct 26, 2018 | Oct 25, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-xserver-xorg-coreubuntu-upgrade-xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16-04 | Nov 7, 2018 | Oct 25, 2018 |
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